Kocosports.com Newswire #5

Ever have that kinda day where you sit in your office and there is nothing to do? You can't get your mind off of what happened last night on Monday Night Raw, but your also wondering what someone elses opinions are of farting in public? WRESTLE AM IS YOUR SOLUTION! Wrestle AM, 1/2 wrestling show - half morning show with your hosts "The HUGE 1" Dave K and James "Donkey Kong" Legend shake up the mornings 5 days a week at 10am to noon on the Knockout Radio Network on Kocosports.com - Starts this Monday March 19th at 10 am! 3/17/2007 8:29 AM

Koco Sports media is pleased to announce that former WBO Cruiserweight World Champion Tyrone Booze has reached an agreement with Koco Sports to host a new Boxing show on Knockout Radio. 4/5/2007 1:24 PM

In an effort to make our content available to our readers in the most convenient way possible, Kocosports.com, has recently implemented the use of RSS feeds and a number of web blogs. So make sure to subscribe to the Kocosports.com Newswire either by RSS or by adding us to the list of blogs & sites you check daily. 3/22/2007 1:03 AM

UFC fans will be glued to television sets this week when seven-and-a-half hours of new UFC programming will be shown on Spike TV and pay-per-view. 4/5/2007 1:58 PM

With the best of the best scheduled to face-off in 11 bouts, tomorrow's K-1 World Max Elite Showcase event promises to be a night to remember. The Defending and Former World Max Champions will be joined in the ring by the best Max fighters from the past and a number of exciting emerging fighters. The one-match format is an opportunity for these elite warriors to stake their claim for a spot at the World Max Final Elimination, set for this June 28 at the Nippon Budokan. 4/5/2007 1:58 PM

The International Fight League (OTC.BB: IFLI), the world’s first team-based professional mixed martial arts league, today announced the field for its event at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., set for Friday, April 13 at 8 p.m. The matchup between the Pitbulls, based in New York and coached by Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu legend Renzo Gracie, taking on the 2006 IFL World Team Championship finalist, the Wolfpack, based in Portland, will be shown the same night on Fox Sports Net at 11 p.m. in most markets. The Dragons, coached by MMA legend Carlos Newton, battle the Scorpions, led by MMA and wrestling icon Don Frye, in the other team matchup on the 10-bout card. 4/5/2007 1:57 PM

Pride has officially added Edson Drago vs. Yoshihiro Nakao and Don Frye vs. James Thompson to Pride 34 "Kamikaze" April 8 from the Saitama Super Arena in Japan. 4/5/2007 1:57 PM

According to the Associated Press, the Iowa Senate approved a bill last Wednesday to end regulation of mixed martial arts. 4/5/2007 1:56 PM

Jeremiah Metcalf successfully made his first Gladiator Challenge 170-pound title defense by handing Josh Hinkle, previously 5-0, his first career loss. 4/5/2007 1:56 PM

Marcus "Conan" Silveira, 42, made his return to mixed martial arts with a victory Saturday night against Johnathan Ivey at Panther Fight League: Genesis. 4/5/2007 1:41 PM

Robbie Lawler knocked out Frank Trigg in the fourth round to reclaim the middleweight title at Icon Sport: Epic from the Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii. 4/5/2007 1:40 PM

Extreme Cage Combat crowned three Canadian champions at "Night of Champions" Saturday at the Halifax Forum in Nova Scotia, Canada. Roger Hollett, Cory MacDonald, and Jason MacKay won the light heavyweight, welterweight, and lightweight titles, respectively. 4/5/2007 1:39 PM

The ECW Originals may have earned an emotional victory against their rivals at WrestleMania, but tonight, the New Breed outshined their enemies under the Originals’ home court rules: Extreme Rules. 4/5/2007 1:39 PM

www.PWInsider.com is reporting that according to network sources at MTV, there are currently no plans to air the tenth and final episodes of the Wrestling Society X season. So, as of right now, all sides are currently treating the original March 13 marathon as the airings of the final episodes of the WSX series. 4/5/2007 1:38 PM

According to Mike Johnson of www.PWInsider.com, ROH star Colt Cabana has signed a developmental deal with WWE. 4/5/2007 1:38 PM

Monday night, the sold-out Raw crowd in Dayton, Ohio witnessed the fallout from WrestleMania 23, as well as the disintegration of the now former World Tag Team Champions, John Cena and Shawn Michaels. 4/5/2007 1:37 PM

The Wrestling Observer is reporting that Mark Briscoe was released from the hospital after suffering a serious concussion at a Ring of Honor event this past weekend in Detroit. Briscoe botched a Shooting Star Press attempt spot coming off the top rope and landing on his head awkwardly on the concrete floor (a spot many compared to Brock Lesnar's botched shooting star at WrestleMania). Briscoe was in the ICU until Saturday night after going through a seizure in the hospital. There remains no word on his return to the ring. We at Kocosports.com wish him a healthy return. 4/5/2007 1:36 PM

World Wrestling Entertainment® set an all-time attendance record at Ford Field tonight, as 80,103 ecstatic fans shared in the excitement of WrestleMania 23, WWE®’s annual pop culture spectacular. Fans packed Ford Field from ringside to the rafters, including thousands with standing room only tickets. 4/5/2007 1:35 PM

On June 17, 2007, TNA Wrestling will celebrate five years of Total Nonstop Action by bringing the huge "Slammiversary" Pay-Per-View event back to Nashville, Tennessee, for the first time since 2004. 4/5/2007 1:35 PM

WWE WrestleMania 23 PPV Results - 4/1/07 Location: Detroit, Michigan (Ford Field) Announcers: Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler, Michael Cole & JBL and Joey Styles & Tazz 4/5/2007 1:33 PM

Golden Boy Promotions yesterday won a purse bid Monday at WBA headquarters in Panama to stage the mandatory title fight between WBA lightweight champion Juan Diaz and Prawet Singwancha of Thailand. Golden Boy bid $160,000 to edge Sampson Lewkowicz, who bid $150,000. However, it is almost a certainty that Diaz will be stripped of the belt as he is lined up to face WBO champion Acelino Freitas on April 28 at Foxwoods. WBA executive Gilberto Jesus Mendoza said if Diaz does not come to an agreement with Golden Boy Promotions within twenty days to fight Singwancha, the title will be vacated. 4/5/2007 1:33 PM

Yesterday at a teleconference to help hype Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr on May 5th, Mayweather Jr held back no punches in dissing Oscar De La Hoya. 4/5/2007 1:32 PM

On April 11th Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing returns to the Paradise Theatre (Bronx, NY) for a special edition of “Punchin’ at the Paradise 3” to be televised on ESPN2’s Wednesday Night Fights. 4/5/2007 1:31 PM

Yesterday at a teleconference to help hype Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr on May 5th, Mayweather Jr told the press that in a shorter amount of time he has out done De La Hoya as far as championship belts are concerned. 4/5/2007 1:31 PM

Roy Jones Jr. has still not signed to face Anthony Hanshaw. Jones and promoter Lou DiBella had verbally agreed to terms to fight on June 2 in a 10-round light heavyweight bout that would have been seen on national TV. "We had agreed to terms and signed our parts of the contract," stated Hanshaw's promoter Gary Shaw. "Lou DiBella was supposed to get Jones to sign all his documents and the promotion would have been ready to go. We are still waiting to hear back." 4/5/2007 1:30 PM

Bob Arum believes Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions will continue their bid to stop Manny Pacquiao's next bout on April 14 against Jorge Solis. Pacquiao will face Solis as long as a court does not stop it from happening. 4/5/2007 1:30 PM

Sugar Ray Leonard, one of the most successful and respected sports icons of our time, will be honored by the LA Sports & Entertainment Commission (LASEC) at its 8th Annual Golf Classic at The Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades on Monday, May 14. 4/5/2007 1:29 PM

Carl Froch has asked World Boxing Organization president Francisco Valcarcel to do the right thing and match him in a final eliminator against Russia’s Dennis Inkin for their Championship, currently held by his long-term rival Joe Calzaghe. 4/5/2007 1:28 PM

Britain’s most avoided fighter John O’Donnell believes that he should be in the shakedown for the British welterweight title this summer. 4/5/2007 1:27 PM

Undefeated lightweight prospect Brandon “BAM BAM” Rios returns to Chicago for his second straight SOLO BOXEO televised co-main event on Friday, April 13th as part of RESURRECTION 4/5/2007 1:26 PM

In a recent interview by Chuck Johnson and published in USA Today, Tommy Morrison told the publication that he never had HIV and he believes a false positive for the virus that sidelined his boxing career for more than 10 years can be blamed on his steroid use at the time. 4/5/2007 1:25 PM

Team McGirt has announced that unbeaten prospect James McGirt, Jr. (14-0, 8 KOs) from now on will campaign exclusively as a super middleweight. 4/5/2007 1:25 PM